Standard Chartered to launch UK-based cryptocurrency exchange
The new platform will be launched in Q4 2021 in partnership with BC Technology Group.
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Barclays hires Standard Chartered’s Demery to support fintech clients
Demery takes over fintech partnerships in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Standard Chartered goes live on Cobalt brokerage platform
Major bank signed up to Cobalt’s network last year.
Standard Chartered signs five-year cloud deal with AWS
The bank deepens its relationship with cloud hosting giant.
Standard Chartered launches Mox Bank in Hong Kong
The virtual bank uses Thought Machine’s core banking system.
Leaked FinCEN files show banks allowed $2trn in suspicious transactions
Major leak of suspicious activity reports shows “mind blowing” scale of money laundering issues.
Standard Chartered Korea brings banking to consumers’ keyboards
“Banks must weave their services into customers’ digital lives”.
Standard Chartered hires new global head of technology
Cat Rüst joins the bank from an executive role at UBS.
Standard Chartered and Airtel Africa sign financial inclusion partnership
The two firms plan to boost services in “key” African markets.
Standard Chartered signs multi-year cloud deal with Microsoft
The bank is shifting a series of systems to the cloud by 2025.
Standard Chartered signs quantum computing research deal with USRA
Standard Chartered to investigate the uses of new technology.
Standard Chartered to launch new savings product, calls for help from fintechs
The bank has set a ‘challenge’ for start-ups on its ‘Fintech Bridge’ network.
Paysafe snaps up Standard Chartered director for chief banking role
Sharp will be in charge of the firm’s payment partner networks.
Standard Chartered launches Banking as a Service solution in Indonesia
The white-label service was incubated at SC Ventures.
Standard Chartered unveils new Hong Kong challenger bank Mox
The bank’s card will be numberless to prevent fraud.
Standard Chartered joins Cobalt post-trade network
Multinational bank seeks to diversify its services to emerging markets.
Standard Chartered commits $75bn to sustainable development
Infrastructure projects to get $40bn, whilst renewable energy and clean tech to get $35bn.
Standard Chartered snaps up top fintech exec
Kahina van Dyke joins Standard Chartered CCIB from from Ripple.
Standard Chartered sets up Singapore-based venture with Assembly Payments
The new payments venture is designed to help ecommerce merchants.
Standard Chartered signs Infor Nexus trade finance deal
Bank to offer Infor data matching service to clients.
Bank-backed blockchain trade platform Contour launches in Singapore
Contour is built on R3’s Corda platform.
US and UK regulators take lead on AML fines for 2019
37 of the 58 fines were handed out by American and British regulators.
Standard Chartered pinches new global head of cybersecurity from Singtel
David McLinton also spent time as JP Morgan Chase’s CISO.
Standard Chartered “first” bank to offer public platform to track payment status
The bank is ready for Swift’s November 2020 payments confirmation deadline.
Standard Chartered appoints new CIO of corporate, commercial & institutional banking
Rene W. Keller joins Standard Chartered from Deutsche Bank.
2019’s largest regulatory fines
The biggest charges levied by regulators this year, summarised for you.
Sberbank CTO: Banks are ‘no less’ fintech than tech upstarts
“We [the banks] are fintechs,” says Sberbank’s CTO
AML start-up Silent Eight raises $6.2m in Series A funding
The round included Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures.
Standard Chartered taps Quantexa to boost AML controls
Dynamic entity resolution and network analytics to be implemented at the bank.
Open Banking Expo 2019: Innovation by regulation is a “flawed idea”
Panel believes that banks and partners can be trusted to innovate without deadlines.
Standard Chartered latest bank to join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The bank will aim to deepen the EEA’s blockchain research.
Standard Chartered opens second innovation lab in Hong Kong
The hub will be located at the bank’s 42-storey skyscraper in central Hong Kong.
Thought Machine to power Standard Chartered’s new Hong Kong bank
Vendor to underpin digital bank’s new products.
Viva Republica cosies up to Standard Chartered in plan to form Korean challenger
A successful licence bid would create the third internet bank in the country.
ACS19: Bank execs need cybersecurity safe space
90% of breaches at firms are still attributed to employees clicking on phishing emails.
Reshaping the banking experience
It’s time to stop looking at digital as the only key to client satisfaction.
Standard Chartered Bank launches Shanghai eXellerator lab
It will tap into China’s advances in artificial intelligence, biometrics and mobile payments.
Standard Chartered and Linklogis debut joint transaction on blockchain platform
The bank leveraged Linklogis’ WeQChain platform.
soCash raises $6m in Series B
The round was led by Glory Ltd, SC Ventures and Vertex Ventures to expand their footprint.
Symphony goes global to the tune of $165m funding
Standard Chartered, MUFG and other existing investors participated in the round.
